Windows Update page starts in browser

When I open Explorer it goes diectly to Windows Update Page instead of my
home- age. The homepage is listed in options and I cannot get it to replace
the update page on startup. Clicking on the Home Icon will take me to the
correct homepage. Can anyone tell me what happened and how can I stop it.
Thanks.

IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Automatically check for IE updates (uncheck)

If still no joy, options in several third-party applications disallow such changes. These include Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Lance wrote:

> When I open Explorer it goes diectly to Windows Update Page instead of my
> home- age. The homepage is listed in options and I cannot get it to replace
> the update page on startup. Clicking on the Home Icon will take me to the
> correct homepage. Can anyone tell me what happened and how can I stop it.
> Thanks.

Lance,

Open Internet Options in the Control Panel.
On the first page, General, input the desire URL under Home page.
Click the User Current button.
Click Apply, OK.

If that did not resolve the issue, open the registry editor by going to
Start > Run
Type in regedit
Click OK
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Click on the Main folder
In the right frame look for Start Page
Double click it
Input the full URL you desire. ex: http://nytimes.com
Click OK.

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Do the same as you did above *IF you have the only User Account* on the
system. If there are other Users, then do not edit this setting.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


Lance wrote:

> When I open Explorer it goes diectly to Windows Update Page instead of my
> home- age. The homepage is listed in options and I cannot get it to replace
> the update page on startup. Clicking on the Home Icon will take me to the
> correct homepage. Can anyone tell me what happened and how can I stop it.
> Thanks.